Position paper of the Cardiovascular Committee of the European Association of Nuclear Medicine (EANM) on PET imaging of atherosclerosis

• Published in: European journal of nuclear medicine and molecular imaging Vol. 43; no. 4; pp. 780 - 792
• Main Authors: Bucerius, Jan, Hyafil, Fabien, Verberne, Hein J., Slart, Riemer H. J. A., Lindner, Oliver, Sciagra, Roberto, Agostini, Denis, Übleis, Christopher, Gimelli, Alessia, Hacker, Marcus
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin/Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 01.04.2016; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Associations; Atherosclerosis; Atherosclerosis - diagnostic imaging; Cardiology; Guidelines; Humans; Imaging; Medical imaging; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Nuclear Medicine; Oncology; Orthopedics; Positron-Emission Tomography - adverse effects; Positron-Emission Tomography - methods; Positron-Emission Tomography - standards; Radiology; Radiopharmaceuticals; Tomography; Position paper; Positron emission tomography; Atherosclerosis

Cardiovascular diseases are the leading cause of death not only in Europe but also in the rest of the World. Preventive measures, however, often fail and cardiovascular disease may manifest as an acute coronary syndrome, stroke or even sudden death after years of silent progression. Thus, there is a...